Rated 5 out of
5
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New Guy from
New guy
Great easy to use! Great GPS. BETTER THAN PHONE GPS.
Date published: 2025-02-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tim E from
Gets me there
It was easy to set up and I like the traffic updates. I don't have to worry about cell phone dead zones.
Date published: 2025-02-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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thezerfi from
Love it's size... AND the fact that it is a GARMIN
We are going to be doing a lot of traveling via airplanes this year and it is nice to have a small GPS that is easy to bring along...
Date published: 2025-02-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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melanie T from
works great
Use this in an older vehicle when hauling items and it works wonderful. Easy to use.
Date published: 2025-01-12
Rated 5 out of
5
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Edwin 454 from
Garmin is the greatest
To have this drive buddy is fantastic. What people did before Garmin is unimaginable.
Date published: 2024-12-03
Rated 5 out of
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Hotajax from
Very Well Designed Product
I bot this one because I've had Garmin in my boat, airplane, and car. Garmin is great stuff. Unfortunately, the batteries in my Garmin car GPS crapped out after about 10 years, and that's OK because the unit didn't owe me anything after being in service for 10 years. It is fast, accurate, and very intuitive. Don't bother with WAYS and other map software on your stinking iPhone. Get a Garmin and join the Pepsi Generation. Highly recommended unit.
Date published: 2024-11-21
Rated 5 out of
5
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Cornhusker from
Big Improvement!
I love all the new features added since my Nuvi 56.
Date published: 2024-11-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Art 73 from
Great features
Have had it for 2 weeks, any function I have used works perfectly
Date published: 2024-11-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Seth M from
As someone who doesn't carry a smart phone, this is a great resource when I need it
Date published: 2024-10-16
Rated 5 out of
5
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d268h from
All the features needed
I bought this a month and a half ago so, I had plenty of time to check it out. I am very well, pleased. It does everything that I need it to do.
Date published: 2024-10-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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C3Vetteman from
Very Good GPS
I bought this to replace my Garmin 50ML. I like this one as it operates similar to my other one but also gives me the traffic option for cameras, etc.
Date published: 2024-09-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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N / A from
Does everything I need it to do in my car.
My 53 is great I’m a professional driver and have a 65 for that . Don’t leave home without either
Date published: 2024-08-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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fuji from
garmin drive 53 traffic
it work perfect the other one die--------------------------------
Date published: 2024-08-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tucsonmax1 from
Testing on a Trip
Bought this unit to replace an older Garmin GPS. Works Better. Loads up faster.
Date published: 2024-08-03
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jennifer2024 from
Bright screen, very clear
Great GPS that I finally got to use. The delay in trying it out was in finding the correct dash board telescoping holder. This Garmin is better than the one I had in 2008. It’s more compact and also easy to hear the directions!
Date published: 2024-07-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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ProudVet from
Love It!
It gets me there and gets me back. The traffic function works well.
Date published: 2024-05-09
Rated 5 out of
5
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Voyager from
Replacement to my old one
Great product, works better than my old one. Seems faster
Date published: 2024-03-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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Colorado81089 from
Garmin Drive 53
Purchased about 3 months ago. Downloaded updates. Everything works great. For people that are rural where 4G or 5G fades out, satellite GPS is best.
Date published: 2024-03-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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Rickaroo22 from
Surprise feature for me
While driving across country my Garmin Drive 53 prompted me to take a break. What a wonderful feature. I like the clarity of the screen and the other expected features but as I have gotten older the breaks are more and more important.
Date published: 2024-02-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Radarbarb from
Love the Red Light Camera info
I have been a loyal Garmin user (prefer it over the indash map!) for many years. The addition of the Red Light Camera notification is amazing!!! Good to know that there are cameras ahead of me. The one thing I'd like to see now is traffic signal indicators - it really helps to know that my turn is coming up within "so many" traffic lights!
Date published: 2023-12-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Benoit from
Very good product
I am happy with trafic shown and good quality and fast
Date published: 2023-12-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jonesy from
Marvelously accurate!
I've had factory installed Garmin products in my previously owned autos. Now, in my new auto without GPS, i was pleased to find free-standing Garmin GPS products available. The latest software updates are amazing. I used this Garmin 53 to drive from Canada to Florida and back. Friggin' amazing device!
Date published: 2023-12-05
Rated 5 out of
5
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Joe43 from
Real Maps
The maps displayed are more like the traditional maps we all are used to reading.
The screen selections respond better than ever to one's finger pad pressure.
Date published: 2023-12-01
Rated 5 out of
5
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Fingers from
Great features.
I bought this a little over a month ago to replace my Garmin nuvi 265w that I had for over 12 years.
Date published: 2023-10-25
Rated 5 out of
5
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PeteB from
Excellent performance
Just purchased the Drive 53. The keyboard entry with clicks is just brilliant.
Clear screen and easy to use.
Date published: 2023-10-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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Marcywm42 from
An excellent pocket/travel GPS
I bought this for hiking/travel. It will fit in my shirt pocket. I pack a suction cup mount for use in rental cars. I use a small external battery pack that has 2 18650 lithium ion batteries for a with a total of 19800 MAH capacity for hiking. The current drawn is 900 MA. This will power the 53 GPS for 22 hours.
Date published: 2023-10-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mc57 from
Nice unit
Picks up satellites quickly. Finds address easily and quickly. Has been working perfectly since I bought it.
Date published: 2023-09-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Lakesan from
A solid HPS
Generally this unit functions very well, like every Garmin I have or have had. The one item that I would encourage Garmin to tweak is the lag time in city driving is a tiny bit slow. Otherwise form, function and accuracy are 5 star. I highly recommend this model.
Date published: 2023-09-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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DEJohns from
Love the features
These work great, longevity is the only downfall
Other than that there great
Date published: 2023-05-30
Rated 4 out of
5
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RN Dawn from
I’m happy with the display.
I need a better attachment to the dash.The suction cup doesn’t maintain suction. My old Garmin had a weighted type adaptor but the nobe size on the new one doesn’t fit in the old one.
Date published: 2025-02-15